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hit-out

hit-out noun: a match or session, particularly for practice.

Noun

hit-out (plural hit-outs)

  1. (UK) A match or session, particularly for practice.
    • “There were some of the dives that could have been performed better but it was good to have a hit-out.”2009 February 6, Bill Marshall, quoting Helen Galashan, “Shock victory for twins”, in Telegraph and Argus, Bradford, England
    • There was a second prong to Bill′s in-the-dark equine hit-outs. He believed nocturnal track work produced great times on race day.2011, H. G. Nelson, My Life in Shorts, Pan Macmillan Australia, unnumbered page
  2. (field hockey) A penalty shot, awarded when the ball is deemed to have been sent out of play deliberately.
  3. (Australia) A fast gallop.
  4. (Australian rules football) An instance of knocking the ball out of a ruck contest.

Forms of hit-out

pluralhit-outs
alternative formhitout
alternative formhit out

Questions about hit-out

What does hit-out mean?
Hit-out means a match or session, particularly for practice.
What part of speech is hit-out?
Hit-out is a noun.
What is the plural of hit-out?
The plural of hit-out is hit-outs.

Words near hit-out in the dictionary

  1. hit-job
  2. hit-jobs
  3. hit-or-miss
  4. hit-or-miss transform
  5. hit-or-miss transforms
  6. hit-out
  7. hit-outs
  8. hit-parader
  9. hit-paraders
  10. hit-piece
  11. hit-pieces

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